Occupation Actor, songwriter Role Actor | Name Gerrit Graham Years active 1968–present | |
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Born November 27, 1949 (age 74) ( 1949-11-27 ) New York City, New York, U.S. TV shows The Critic, Now and Again, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Fievel's American Tails, Stockard Channing in Just Friends Movies Phantom of the Paradise, Child's Play 2, Used Cars, TerrorVision, Demon Seed Similar People John Lafia, Ted Nicolaou, Brian De Palma, Donald Cammell, Paul Bartel | ||
Children Jack Graham, Henry Graham | ||
Gerrit graham on playing beef in phantom of the paradise media funhouse
Gerrit Graham (born November 27, 1949) is an American actor, scriptwriter and songwriter.
Contents
- Gerrit graham on playing beef in phantom of the paradise media funhouse
- Gerrit Graham the Original on Film Computer Geek
- Biography
- Actor
- Writer
- Musician
- Filmography
- References
Gerrit Graham the Original on Film Computer Geek
Biography
Graham attended but did not graduate from Columbia University—class of 1970.
Actor
He has appeared in such films as Used Cars, TerrorVision, National Lampoon's Class Reunion and Greetings, where he worked with Brian De Palma for the first time. He would again work with De Palma on Hi, Mom and Home Movies, as well as Phantom of the Paradise, where he played flamboyant glam-rocker Beef.
He has also appeared in two different roles on the Star Trek television series; as the alien hunter of Tosk on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and as a member of the Q Continuum (adopting the name Quinn) in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Death Wish". He had been short listed to play the character of Odo which went to Rene Auberjonois.
He was also the voice of Franklin Sherman in the animated series The Critic as well as a recurring role as Dr. Norman Pankow on the sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose.
Writer
He also wrote teleplays for several episodes of the 1980s version of The Twilight Zone.
Musician
He has written songs with Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead.
Filmography
Actor
2012
Cove Road as
The Hitchhiker (as Bud T. Chud)
2009
Au Pair 3: Adventure in Paradise (TV Movie) as
Rupert
2008
Stick It in Detroit as
Captain John Willoughby
2007
Chaotic Ana as
Míster Halcón
2005
Building Girl as
Mr. Minard
2005
Third Watch (TV Series) as
Charles Benjamin
- Welcome Home (2005) - Charles Benjamin
1998
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Mr. Hutchins / Alan Bruder
- Slaughter (2002) - Mr. Hutchins
- Tabloid (1998) - Alan Bruder
1999
Now and Again (TV Series) as
Roger Bender
- The Eggman Cometh (2000) - Roger Bender
- The Bugmeister, Part Bee (2000) - Roger Bender
- The Bugmeister (2000) - Roger Bender
- There Are No Words (2000) - Roger Bender
- Lizzard's Tale (2000) - Roger Bender
- Boy Wonder (2000) - Roger Bender
- Everybody Who's Anybody (2000) - Roger Bender
- Deep in My Heart Is a Song (2000) - Roger Bender
- Film at Eleven (2000) - Roger Bender
- I am the Greatest (2000) - Roger Bender
- Disco Inferno (2000) - Roger Bender
- Fire and Ice (2000) - Roger Bender
- I've Grown Accustomed to His Face (1999) - Roger Bender
- By the Light of the Moon (1999) - Roger Bender
- Pulp Turkey (1999) - Roger Bender
- A Girl's Life (1999) - Roger Bender
- Nothing to Fear, But Nothing to Fear (1999) - Roger Bender
- The Insurance Man Always Rings Twice (1999) - Roger Bender
- One for the Money (1999) - Roger Bender
- Over Easy (1999) - Roger Bender
- On the Town (1999) - Roger Bender
- Origins (1999) - Roger Bender
1998
One True Thing as
Oliver Most
1998
The Love Letter (TV Movie) as
Warren Whitcomb
1996
Bruno the Kid (TV Series)
- Bye Bye Jarly: Part Three (1997) - (voice, as Garrett Graham)
- Bye Bye Jarly: Part One (1997) - (voice, as Garret Graham)
- High Tide (1996) - (voice)
1997
Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play as
Bloom
1996
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie (Video)(voice)
1996
Demolition High (Video) as
Mr. Vogel
1995
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (TV Series) as
Guardian
- Ill Met by Moonlight (1996) - Guardian (voice)
- Avalon: Part 3 (1995) - Guardian (voice)
- Avalon: Part 2 (1995) - Guardian (voice)
- Avalon: Part 1 (1995) - Guardian (voice)
1996
Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) as
Quinn
- Death Wish (1996) - Quinn
1996
Weird Science (TV Series) as
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
- Searching for Boris Karloff (1996) - Dr. Victor Frankenstein
1995
Dumb and Dumber (TV Series short) as
Sign Man / Trooper / Melvin / ...
- Dream a Little Scream/Speed and Speedier (1995) - Sign Man / Trooper / Melvin (voice, as Gerritt Graham)
- Top Dumbs (1995) - General Blackout (voice)
1995
Favorite Deadly Sins (TV Movie) as
Satan
1995
The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) as
Kevin
- 0.409 (1995) - Kevin
1993
The Pink Panther (TV Series short)
- Digging for Dollars/Pinknocchio (1995) - (voice)
- The Inspector's Club/A Royal Pain (1995) - (voice)
- Lights, Camera, Voodoo/I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas (1995) - (voice)
- Calling Dr. Panther/For Those Who Pink Young (1995) - (voice)
- The Inspector's Most Wanted/Pinky Appleseed (1995) - (voice)
- Panthergeist/Pinky's Pending Pink Slip (1995) - (voice)
- Stool Parrot/Pinky and Slusho (1995) - (voice)
- The Inspector- Not/Pinky Links (1995) - (voice)
- Dino Sour Head/The Luck of the Pinkish (1995) - (voice)
- Who's Smiling Now?/Rob 'n Hoodwinked (1994) - (voice)
- Hook, Line, and Pinker (1994) - (voice)
- Cinderpink/It's a Bird! It's a Pain! It's Superfan! (1994) - (voice)
- All for Pink and Pink for All/Service with a Pink Smile (1994) - (voice)
- From Hair to Eternity (1994) - (voice)
- Pinkadoon/A Camp-Pink We Will Go (1994) - (voice)
- Pinkazuma's Revenge/Pinky Down Under (1994) - (voice)
- Pinky- He Delivers/Super-Pink's Egg-cellent Adventure (1994) - (voice)
- Pinky Rider/The Midnight Ride of Pink Revere (1994) - (voice)
- The Magnificent Pink One/Downhill Panther (1993) - (voice)
- Pantherobics/Pinkenstein (1993) - (voice)
- Pink Encounters/Junkyard Pink Blues (1993) - (voice)
- 14 Karat Pink/Robo-Pink (1993) - (voice)
- Pink-antherthal Man/Pink Kong (1993) - (voice)
- Pilgrim Panther/That Old Pink Magic (1993) - (voice)
- Pinky Up the River/Long John Pinky (1993) - (voice)
- Rock Me Pink/Pinkus Pantherus (1993) - (voice)
- Black & White & Pink All Over/Beach Blanket Pinky (1993) - (voice)
- Werewolf in Panther's Clothing/Pink Paparazzi (1993) - (voice)
- The Three Pink Porkers/The Heart of Pinkness (1993) - (voice)
- Pink Pizza/The Pink Painter (1993) - (voice)
- Trains, Pains and Panthers/Wet and Wild Pinky (1993) - (voice)
- Moby Pink/The Pink Stuff (1993) - (voice)
- Icy Pink/The End of Superpink? (1993) - (voice)
- Cowboy Pinky/Stealth Panther (1993) - (voice)
- Pinky in Paradise/Department Store Pink-erton (1993) - (voice)
- Big Top Pinky!/Yeti 'Nother Bigfoot Story (1993) - (voice)
- The Ghost and Mr. Panther/Cleopanthra (1993) - (voice)
- Pink and the Quiet/The Pinky 500 (1993) - (voice)
- Pink, Pink and Away!/Down on the Ant Farm (1993) - (voice)
1995
The Tick (TV Series) as
Milo
- Armless But Not Harmless (1995) - Milo (voice)
1995
The Break as
Bill Cowens
1995
The Wasp Woman (TV Movie) as
Arthur (as Gerritt Graham)
1994
The Critic (TV Series) as
Franklin Sherman / Cow trapped in a bull's body
- I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show (1995) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Dukerella (1995) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Frankie and Ellie Get Lost (1995) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Sherman of Arabia (1995) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- All the Duke's Men (1995) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- From Chunk to Hunk (1995) - Cow trapped in a bull's body (voice)
- A Song for Margo (1995) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Lady Hawke (1995) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice (1995) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Sherman, Woman and Child (1995) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- A Pig Boy and His Dog (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Uneasy Rider (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Dr. Jay (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- L.A. Jay (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice, credit only)
- Marathon Mensch (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Every Doris Has Her Day (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Eyes on the Prize (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- A Little Deb Will Do You (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Miserable (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Dial 'M' for Mother (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- Marty's First Date (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
- The Pilot (1994) - Franklin Sherman (voice)
1995
Stuart Saves His Family as
Male Diner (uncredited)
1995
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (TV Movie) as
Mark McKenna Sr.
1995
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as
Munch
- The Eyes Have It (1995) - Munch
1994
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) as
Joseph Boland
- My Four Husbands (1994) - Joseph Boland
1994
Rebel Highway (TV Series) as
Lipsky
- Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994) - Lipsky
1994
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (TV Movie) as
Lipsky
1994
Babylon 5 (TV Series) as
Lord Kiro
- Signs and Portents (1994) - Lord Kiro
1994
Circle of Fate (Short) as
Ben
1994
My Girl 2 as
Dr. Sam Helburn
1994
The Pornographer
1993
Moon Over Miami (TV Series) as
Tommy Fender
- In a Safe Place (1993) - Tommy Fender
1993
Philadelphia Experiment II as
Dr. William Mailer / Friedrich Mahler
1993
Love Matters (TV Movie) as
Phillips
1993
This Boy's Life as
Mr. Howard
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) as
The Hunter
- Captive Pursuit (1993) - The Hunter
1992
Sidekicks as
Mapes
1992
Fievel's American Tails (TV Series short) as
Cat R. Waul
- That's What Friends Are For (1992) - Cat R. Waul (voice)
- Aunt Sophie's Visit (1992) - Cat R. Waul (voice)
- A Mouse Known as Zorrowitz (1992) - Cat R. Waul (voice)
- The Lost Mother Lode (1992) - Cat R. Waul (voice)
- Babysitting Blues (1992) - Cat R. Waul (voice)
- The Legend of Mouse Hollow (1992) - Cat R. Waul (voice)
- A Case of the Hiccups (1992) - Cat R. Waul (voice)
- Little Mouse on the Prairie (1992) - Cat R. Waul (voice)
- Law & Disorder (1992) - Cat R. Waul (voice)
- Fievel, the Lonesome Ranger (1992) - Cat R. Waul (voice)
1992
Family Matters (TV Series) as
Landlord
- The Oddest Couple (1992) - Landlord
1992
Seinfeld (TV Series) as
Clown
- The Opera (1992) - Clown (uncredited)
1992
Frozen Assets as
Lewis Crandall
1992
Civil Wars (TV Series) as
Whit Buffum
- Below the Beltway (1992) - Whit Buffum
1992
Likely Suspects (TV Series) as
Billy Burrows
- The Cheese Stands Alone (1992) - Billy Burrows
1992
The New WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) as
P.J. Bartman
- Sex, Lies & Videotape (1992) - P.J. Bartman
1992
A Different World (TV Series) as
Henry Krum
- Bedroom at the Top (1992) - Henry Krum
1991
Davis Rules (TV Series) as
Howard Buckley
- They're Writing Songs of Love, But Nun for Me (1991) - Howard Buckley
1990
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (TV Series) as
Dr. Pankow / Dr. Norman Pankow
- Obscene and Not Heard (1991) - Dr. Norman Pankow
- Aging Gracefully (1991) - Dr. Pankow
- Against the Norm (1991) - Dr. Pankow
- The Human Grace (1991) - Dr. Pankow
- Science Fair (1990) - Dr. Pankow
- Saving Grace (1990) - Dr. Pankow
1991
Reasonable Doubts (TV Series) as
Patrick Pierce
- Dicky's Got the Blues (1991) - Patrick Pierce
1991
Stat (TV Series) as
Dr. Gus Rivers
- Ladyfinger (1991) - Dr. Gus Rivers
- Fantasy (1991) - Dr. Gus Rivers
1991
The Wonder Years (TV Series) as
Dr. Tucker
- Courage (1991) - Dr. Tucker
1990
Child's Play 2 as
Phil Simpson
1990
Parenthood (TV Series) as
Ed Lambkin
- My Dad Can Beat Up Your BMW (1990) - Ed Lambkin
1990
Night of the Cyclone as
Lt. John France (as Bud T. Chud)
1990
China Beach (TV Series) as
Captain Soubra
- The Gift (1990) - Captain Soubra
1990
Sugar and Spice (TV Series) as
Cliff
- The Truck Stops Here (1990) - Cliff
1989
Gang of Four (TV Movie) as
Mike Stevenson
1989
The Nutt House (TV Series) as
Eric - Safety Inspector
- A Night at the Reunion (1989) - Eric - Safety Inspector
1989
The Little Mermaid (voice, uncredited)
1989
The Young Riders (TV Series) as
J.D. Marcus
- Ten-Cent Hero (1989) - J.D. Marcus
1989
Martians Go Home as
Stan Garrett
1989
Camp California (TV Movie)
1989
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) as
Theodore Carne
- The Man Who Was Death (1989) - Theodore Carne
1989
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud as
Bud Oliver / Bud the C.H.U.D.
1989
Big Man on Campus as
Stanley Hoyle
1989
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege as
Ace
1989
Dear John (TV Series) as
Gary
- For a Friend (1989) - Gary
1988
Dallas (TV Series) as
Fred Hughes
- Counter Attack (1989) - Fred Hughes
- Deception (1989) - Fred Hughes
- Showdown at the Ewing Corral (1988) - Fred Hughes
- War and Love and the Whole Damned Thing (1988) - Fred Hughes
- Road Work (1988) - Fred Hughes
- The Call of the Wild (1988) - Fred Hughes
1988
My Two Dads (TV Series) as
Carlton Crow
- The Family in Question (1988) - Carlton Crow
1988
Miami Vice (TV Series) as
Calvin Teal
- The Cows of October (1988) - Calvin Teal
1987
The Search for Animal Chin (Video) as
Skateboard Manufacturer
1987
Walker as
Norvell Walker
1987
Rags to Riches (TV Series)
- Vegas Rock (1987)
1987
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive as
Ralston
1987
Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) as
Prosecuting Attorney
- Jagged Sledge (1987) - Prosecuting Attorney
1987
Throb (TV Series) as
George
- Genius (1987) - George
1987
Tonight's the Night (TV Movie) as
Charlie
1986
Sidekicks (TV Series) as
Phil Krawcheck
- Kicked Upstairs (1987) - Phil Krawcheck
- Grey Belts (1986) - Phil Krawcheck
1987
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) as
Mr. Gillette
- Cold War (1987) - Mr. Gillette
1986
Fame (TV Series) as
Mr. Wacky
- Mr Wacky's World (1986) - Mr. Wacky
1986
Ratboy as
Billy Morrison
1986
Last Resort as
Curt
1986
Chopping Mall as
Technician Nessler
1986
TerrorVision as
Stan
1986
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Griffin St. George (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
- Welcome to Winfield/Quarantine (1986) - Griffin St. George (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
1985
The Man with One Red Shoe as
Carson
1985
The Annihilators as
Ray Track
1984
The Ratings Game (TV Movie) as
Parker Braithwaite
1984
Boys in Blue (TV Movie) as
Lieutenant Shenk
1984
Whiz Kids (TV Series) as
Jerry Bingers
- Watch Out! (1984) - Jerry Bingers
1983
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) as
Private Eye
- A Baby for the Dukes (1983) - Private Eye (uncredited)
1983
Likely Stories, Vol. 2 (TV Movie) as
Soap Opera Guy
1983
The A-Team (TV Series) as
Brother Stephen
- Children of Jamestown (1983) - Brother Stephen
1982
New Wave Theatre (TV Series) as
Man on Stage
- Episode #1.2 (1982) - Man on Stage (uncredited)
1982
Class Reunion as
Bob Spinnaker
1982
Soup for One as
Brian
1981
The Creature Wasn't Nice as
Rodzinski
1980
Used Cars as
Jeff
1979
Home Movies as
James Byrd
1979
Stockard Channing in Just Friends (TV Series) as
Leonard Scribner
- The Hollywood Syndrome (1979) - Leonard Scribner
- Invasion of the Body Grabber (1979) - Leonard Scribner
- A Fine Romance (1979) - Leonard Scribner
- The Ziegenfuss Force (1979) - Leonard Scribner
- Room at the Top (1979) - Leonard Scribner
- Same Time, Next Night (1979) - Leonard Scribner
- Lost Weekend (1979) - Leonard Scribner
- Health May Be Hazardous (1979) - Leonard Scribner
- The Boy in the Band (1979) - Leonard Scribner
- A Little Fright Music (1979) - Leonard Scribner
- Last of the Red Hot Tubs (1979) - Leonard Scribner
- Pilot (1979) - Leonard Scribner
1979
Old Boyfriends as
The Fisherman
1978
Laverne & Shirley (TV Series) as
Nathan
- The Dance Studio (1978) - Nathan
1978
Pretty Baby as
Highpockets
1977
The TVTV Show (TV Movie)
1977
Dog and Cat (TV Series) as
Mick
- A Duck Is a Duck (1977) - Mick
1977
Demon Seed as
Walter Gabler
1977
Future Cop (TV Series) as
Cliff Yancey
- The Mad Mad Bomber (1977) - Cliff Yancey
1976
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Nicholas John Manning
- Nightmare (1976) - Nicholas John Manning
1976
Street Killing (TV Movie) as
Dr. Vinton
1976
Cannonball! as
Perman Waters
1976
Special Delivery as
Swivot
1976
Tunnel Vision as
Freddie (as Gerritt Graham)
1976
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw as
Magic Ray (as Gerritt Graham)
1976
Dynasty (TV Movie) as
Carver Blackwood
1975
Medical Story (TV Series) as
Dr. David Lessing
- The Right to Die (1975) - Dr. David Lessing
1975
Strange New World (TV Movie) as
Daniel
1975
Black Bart (TV Movie) as
Curley Malaga
1975
Baretta (TV Series) as
Rick Parrish
- The 5½ Pound Junkie (1975) - Rick Parrish
1975
The Hatfields and the McCoys (TV Movie) as
Calvin McCoy
1974
Harry O (TV Series) as
Charles Dillon
- Accounts Balanced (1974) - Charles Dillon
1974
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Eric
- Prelude to Vengeance (1974) - Eric
1974
Phantom of the Paradise as
Beef
1974
Strange Homecoming (TV Movie) as
Earl Gates
1972
Beware! The Blob as
Joe, Ape-Suited Party Guest
1970
Hi, Mom! as
Gerrit Wood
1968
Greetings as
Lloyd Clay
Writer
1990
The Young Riders (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- The Play's the Thing (1990) - (story)
1990
The Prince and the Pauper (Short) (animation screenplay)
1989
The Little Mermaid (additional dialogue)
1988
Oliver & Company (additional story material)
1985
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) (written by - 3 episodes)
- Still Life/The Little People of Killany Woods/The Misfortune Cookie (1986) - (written by - segment "Still Life")
- The Shadow Man/The Uncle Devil Show/Opening Day (1985) - (written by - segment "Opening Day")
- Healer/Children's Zoo/Kentucky Rye (1985) - (written by - segment "Children's Zoo")
Art Department
1970
Hi, Mom! (set constructor)
Soundtrack
1986
Fame (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Mr Wacky's World (1986) - (performer: "Two Drifters")
1984
Terror in the Aisles (Documentary) (performer: "Life at Last")
1976
Cannonball! (performer: "My Racin' Heart") / (writer: "My Racin' Heart")
Miscellaneous
1988
Oliver & Company (additional story material)
Thanks
2014
Brian De Palma Backstage at the Paradise (Video documentary short) (very special thanks)
Self
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Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures (Documentary) (post-production) as
Self
2019
Phantom of Winnipeg (Documentary) as
Self
2018
Gerrit Graham: Class Act (Video documentary short) as
Self
2016
Bud Speaks! With Gerrit Graham (Video documentary short) as
Self
2014
Gimme a Sign: Engineering Now and Again (Documentary) as
Self
2006
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' (Video documentary) as
Self
1983
New Magic (Documentary short) as
Jeremy
Archive Footage
2015
Welcome to the Basement (TV Series) as
Beef
- Star Wars, Buster Keaton, Dinosaur (2016) - Beef
- Phantom of the Paradise (2015) - Beef
2012
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) as
Stanley Putterman
- TerrorVision (2012) - Stanley Putterman
2004
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege - Unholy Alliance: A Retrospective (Video documentary short) as
Ace (uncredited)
1994
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV Series) as
Phil Simpson
- Episode dated 29 January 1994 (1994) - Phil Simpson
1984
Terror in the Aisles (Documentary) as
Beef (uncredited)
References
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